GRE Word List
WANGLE
achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.
The meaning of the word wangle is achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ecstasy | rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches; forked |
| sycophant | servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic |
| elaboration | addition of details; intricacy |
| hazard | venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger |
| manifest | evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly |
| replica | copy |
| sophistry | seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism |
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| canine | related to dogs; doglike |